VelocityDC Dance Festival - A Variety of World-Class Dance

VelocityDC Dance Festival returns to wow audiences once again with its wide variety of great dance and movement performances from D.C. and around the world, ranging from flamenco and ballet to modern and hip hop. Returning for its fourth year, program highlights include both returning faves and new companies. Set to appear are Flamenco Aparicio and Pastora Flamenco, the Washington Ballet Studio Company, Urban Artistry, Gesel Mason, Asanga Domask, Farafina Kan and Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance, among many others. VelocityDC is presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society in special partnership with Dance/MetroDC and the Shakespeare Theatre Co. Please see the description for the full lineup.

Reviews & Ratings

The Velocity DC Dance Festival was spectacular. For a very modest price, we were able to see an incredible array of Washington dancers. It was the kind of event that reminded you of how rich this region is. Some of the highlights: the Pastora Flamenco troupe with their energetic dancers and bravura guitarist; CityDance's magical Tarentella; the Washington Ballet Studio's exceptional young dancers, Urban Artistry's breakdance; Asanga Domask's beautiful Sri Lankan classic; and the drums and dancers of West Africa's Coyaba Dance Theater. It was an evening that covered such a wide range of dance styles and there was not a dull moment all night. And Sidney Harman Hall is such a beautiful venue.

Velocity DC is a GREAT event -- especially for those ADD folks out there. What a fantastic opportunity to see a variety of dance companies, cultures, and styles. Every act was superb, but Urban Artistry always steals the show. This is an EVENT...continued

About the Ticket Supplier: Shakespeare Theatre Company

Recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company has dedicated itself to becoming the nation’s premier classic theatre. By focusing on works with profound themes, complex characters and heightened language written by Shakespeare, his contemporaries and those playwrights he influenced, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s artistic mission is unique among regional theatres: to bring to vibrant life groundbreaking, thought-provoking and eminently accessible classic theatre in a uniquely American style.